James Beckwith is a London-based jazz pianist and composer.[1]

James studied Jazz at Leeds College of Music, winning the John Dankworth Prize for Jazz Composition[2]. He then moved to Canada to study how to be a Piano Technician.[3][4]. He then returned to London and after a brief period working at Steinway & Sons, enrolled at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance to undertake an MMus in Composition..[5][6]

James has released two studio albums - Long Distance, and SE10. His album SE10 (named after his Greenwich postal code)[7][8] features Chelsea Carmichael (winner of Breakthrough Act of the Year at Jazz FM Awards),[9] Sheila Maurice-Grey (of Kokoroko and SEED Ensemble), James Copus, Joe Downard and Harry Pope.[10][8]